Vallonia, Indiana
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Vallonia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Driftwood and Brownstown townships, Jackson County, Indiana, United States. It was an 18th-century French settlement and 19th-cen
The Joseph Jackson Hotel, a historic site in the community
Indiana Rangers
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The Indiana Rangers, also known as the Indiana Territorial Mounted Rangers, were a mounted militia formed in 1807 and operated in the early part of the 19th century to defend settlers in Indiana Terri
Vallonia, Indiana
…structures including a large stockade, garrison, blockhouses, and a spring. to be built to protect the some 90 families in the area. Two companies of Indiana Rangers were stationed here during the War of 1812. Huff's Fort and Ketcham's Fort were two other fortifications, though not as large. Huff's fort was said to…
John Tipton was a Major with the Indiana Rangers.